Winding attachment for looping-machines.



J. P. BARGER. WINDING ATTACHMENT FOR LOOPING MAGHINES.

APPLIOATION FILED JAN. 7, 190B.-

Patented se t. 29, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PA I TENT oFFIoE.

JOHN P. B'ARGER, 0F BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-THIRD To CHARLES o. BARGER, or BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ONE-THIRD TO EDWARD BAINS, OF

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA .wINnINe ATTACHMENT FOR ILooPINe-MAcHINns.

N0. 89$,857. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 29,1908.

Application filed January 7, 190a. Serial No. 409,606.

citizen of the United States, residing v Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvementsin Winding Attachments for Looping-Machines, of which the following) is a specification.

The 0 ject of my invention is to provide means for unraveling the end of a knitted fabric to the,looped point, dispensing with the unraveling of the thread by hand, and also dispensing with the cutters used removingthe waste courses, which are now quite common in this type of machine.

In the accompanying drawing :-'-Figure 1,- is a pers ective view illustrating my invention app ied to a looping machine, the looping machine, with the exception of its shaft, being shown in dotted lines; and Fig. 2, is a longitudinal sectional view of the attachment.

A is the looping machine having a dial A; and the mechanism for operating the dial.

' B is the shaft of the looper driven by a belt which passes around a belt pulley -b' in the present Instance. n

' C is the center bearing of the looping machine, and mounted on top of this bearing in the present instance is a cap D secured to the bearing 0 by a set screwor other means 7 to firmly secure the cap to the bearing.

from the cone.

E is ashaft extending through the cap and having at one end a pulley e and at the other 'end a winding head F in the form-of a cone.

A driving band or belt e .passes around the pulley e and around a pulley b on the shaft as clearly shown in Fig. 1. The pulley e is secured to the shaft either by a key or a set screw and the winding head F is driven onto the shaft or may be'secured thereto by a key or set screw.

While I have shown the head F in the form of a cone it may be of a; different form if de- 'sired,but the conical shape seems to be most acceptable for the purpose, as theaccumulation of thread can be readily withdrawn The surface of the conical head is 001111 paratively rough and may be covered with felt or rubberif found desirable.

This attachment can be readily ap lied to,

any looping machine and will save 1e time of the operator in unraveling the waste ends pf the fabric placed upon thepoints of the o0 er. I 4 H eretofore loope'rs have been rovided courses from the end of the stocking or other fabric after ithas been looped, but this leaves a rough edge at the loop where of a stocking, an is objectionable for this courses until the loo is'reached, this is the nish at the end of the fabric, but operators 'object to the hand unraveling process as it is very tedious.

volving conical windinghead and as the wound upon it; the surfaceof the head may-- be rough or smooth for the purpose. As the ravel to the looping point, where it is .sev ered. The driving band 'or belt, which thread, so that it is imposslble todraw the thread past the looped course. The fabric quills in the usua manner.

While I have shown the cap I) mounted directly upon the center bearing 0 of the looper, itmaybe carried 'by a bracket extending over the looper and driven independently-of the looper if'desired.

I claim a winding head, andmeans for driving the scribed.

2. The combinatlon of a looping machme,

looper, and means for driving said head, substantially as described.

3. The combination of a loopin machine having a center bearing, a cap app ied to the center bearing, a shaft mounted in said cap a head, substantially as described. 4. The combination of a looping machine having a center bearing, acap mounted on In using my improved attachment the end of thewaste course is placed upon the rehead revolves the thread is caught up and,

with attachments for cuttingo .Waste I the ends ar'ebrou ht together, as in the toe reasan', consequently inthe better grade of stockings the operator unravels two or three thread is wound upon the head it will undrives the-shaft carrying the head, will slip when any severe tension is placed upon the being held at the periphery of the dial by the" 1. The combination of a looping machine,

said head sothat the waste threads can be wound upon the. head, substantially as de-.

a conical winding head mounted above the head on said shaft, and means for driving the sea the center bearing, a horizontal shaft mounted in the cap, a pulley mounted on one end of the shaft, a head mounted on the other end of the shaft, and a belt' assing around the ulley and around the riving shaft of the ooping machine, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a looping machine, a shaft mounted above thelooper, means for drivingsaid shaft from one of the shafts of the looping machine, and a conical head mounted on the driven shaft, substantially as described.

6. The combination, with a looper, of means for holding a fabric, means forreeling up yarn to unravel said fabric, and means for operating said last means.

7-. The combination with a looper, of

means for reeling up yarn to unravel a fabric,

and common means for operating said looper JOHN P. BARGER.

Witnesses:

S. F. PEAoooK, J. P. VOORHEES. 

